docs: def file_to_list(path):
      """
      Return the contents of a file as a list when given a path.
      """
      if not os.path.exists(path):
          ui.error(c.MESSAGES["path_missing"], path)
          sys.exit(1)
  
      with codecs.open(path, "r", "UTF-8") as contents:
          lines = contents.read().splitlines()
  
      return lines